Lindsay Beamish
2021Gifted and Challenged: The Making of 'Shortbus'
M. Sean Kaminsky
Raphael Barker, Lindsay Beamish
A look at the unusual process used in the making of the film Shortbus (2006) featuring interviews, behind the scenes footage and clips from the feature film. Director John Cameron Mitchell starts with the concept of using real sex in a film with a positive message. The cast of unknowns is selected from homemade audition tapes and then a callback audition workshop. More acting workshops are used to develop the characters and script. The project overcomes a number of obstacles and the rest of the film's development is followed up until its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Gifted and Challenged: The Making of 'Shortbus'
Shortbus
John Cameron Mitchell
Paul Dawson, Lindsay Beamish
A group of New Yorkers caught up in their romantic/sexual milieu converge at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality, and loosely inspired by various underground NYC gatherings that took place in the early 2000s. Here, gay couple Jamie and James meet Ceth, a young ex-model and aspiring singer.
Shortbus
Forgetting the Girl
Nate Taylor
Christopher Denham, Lindsay Beamish
Kevin is obsessed with finding a girl who can help him forget his unpleasant past. However, all his encounters with the opposite sex inevitably go afoul. As the rejections mount, Kevin's futile search for happiness and love becomes overwhelmingly turbulent, forcing him to take desperate measures.
Forgetting the Girl
Becoming Eddie
Lilan Bowden
Joziah Lagonoy, Amanda M. Curtis
1985. A Korean American boy, Yong, desperate to fit in at school makes a wish to become his idol, the world’s most famous foul-mouthed comedian! But when his wish comes true, it brings unexpected profane results.
Becoming Eddie
